Nathaniel B. Eldredge
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Nathaniel B. Eldredge | |
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.jpg) From 1893's Illustrated History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan. | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Willits |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Allen |
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| Born | March 28, 1813 Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1893 (aged 80) Adrian, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge (March 28, 1813 – November 27, 1893) was a physician, infantry officer, lawyer, sheriff, and ultimately a two-term Democratic congressman from the State of Michigan.
Biography
Eldredge was born in
Commerce, Michigan
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He served as clerk of the
11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel on April 1, 1862, he was honorably discharged on January 7, 1863. He was elected sheriff of Lenawee County
in 1874.
In 1882, Eldredge was elected as a Democrat to represent Michigan's 2nd congressional district in the 48th United States Congress, defeating Republican Edward P. Allen. Eldredge's victory was part of the first postwar Democratic landslide. Eldredge was reelected two years later, serving in the 49th United States Congress, where he was chairman of the Committee on Pensions. In all, he served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887.
Eldredge died in Adrian, Michigan and was interred there in Oakwood Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Nathaniel B. Eldredge (id: E000104)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- The Political Graveyard
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